Ron Paul Designs creator has new design for 2012 brand with eagle symbolism!

[frasu]

... Either way, if the campaign wants to be philosophically consistent in either direction, it should either:

A) Have an anti-branding, 100% grassroots campaign - and really do something revolutionary with a presidential campaign.

B) Actually care about it's presentation, and do something outstanding that the whole country will respect.



A middle ground (which was 2008's approach) is really just a waste of a presidential campaign.


http://ronpauldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/ron-paul-should-not-brand.html

Totally in agreement... It has to be one or the other, to show consistency. I personally prefer the anti-campaign, shows more of the passion that this man inspires in all of us. It looks messier probably but it is also very different, since all the modern campaigns will hire designers for all the visuals. It got to the point that nothing is left to chance with the other candidates, all is slick and conceptualized, proper advertising strategies. Not sure if we could compete with that nor we even should try to. The R3VOLUTION bit was great, not too pretty but clearly recognizable as of RP campaign.

Going slick will make us look like the others in the war of visual campaign. If there is no other choice, fonts and other representational imagery has to be indeed thought out, simple but loaded... Branding is not an easy task. It could diminish the man, but no doubt could inspire and make people feel better. After all, flags are a form of branding, don't tread on me and such... branding is not a new idea or totally bad one.

 

[sailingaway]

Branding is not an easy task. It could diminish the man, but no doubt could inspire and make people feel better. After all, flags are a form of branding, don't tread on me and such... branding is not a new idea or totally bad one.

Under no circumstance should we brand HIM. We can brand us, our efforts, etc.

 

[sailingaway]

yeah i guess its just a matter of taste. gray and black turns me off personally. at least as a political sign or whatnot. but as ron paul would point out we have the freedom to disagree

true that...

 

[White Bear Lake]

Can we just agree to not use green predominantly. I absolutely HATE that color.

 

[sailingaway]

Can we just agree to not use green predominantly. I absolutely HATE that color.

There's a green party, I think using too much of that would be a mistake, unless it is photos of the great outdoors or something.

 

[yoshimaroka]

From a visual standpoint and as an artist, the eagle should be tilted up a notch. Currently, it looks like the eagle is flying downwards.

edit: Flying up edit

 

[Eric21ND]

Yard Signs...make all variety and color combinations!!

 

[Shane Harris]

i just realized one of the reasons why i like the buttons more than anything else. the proportions. the eagle in proportion to the text is smaller and i think its much more appealing at this scale. on the posters and shirts i feel like the eagle is too large in comparison to the text.

 

[Romulus]

If the campaign has a well a designed brand, that doesn't mean the grassroots goes away. Lookup Ron Paul on cafe press or zazzle.. the grassroots isnt going anywhere, but the campaign should develop a professional, unified concept that represents itself alongside any and all the other artwork the grassroots decides to use too.

Look at the 'dont tread on me' flag. That is a brand. Not all branding is bad.. its how well the design is executed and how well is conveys a message.

 

[Lbcpunk]

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I don't think debating whether or not we should use this as a brand is an issue. These designs are beautiful, and I think they should be produced in high-quality whether they're official or not.

 

[eduardo89]

I don't think debating whether or not we should use this as a brand is an issue. These designs are beautiful, and I think they should be produced in high-quality whether they're official or not.

That's what I think to. Produce them, even if they arent part of the official campaign. It might even be better to keep it out of the official campaign so we can use it however we want.

 

[Lbcpunk]

Definitely. I mean the Zazzle store is great. But I want to get that sign put up as soon as possible

 

[justinpagewood]

I've been looking for an affordable way to get yard signs and posters made, but I need to save up some capital first to buy in bulk, so it can be affordable for everyone. Right now the the most immediate thing I can do is buy Stickers in bulk, and from there move on to t-shirts, and eventually signs. I also want to do everything good quality, not just cheap stuff.

 

[eduardo89]

I've been looking for an affordable way to get yard signs and posters made, but I need to save up some capital first to buy in bulk, so it can be affordable for everyone. Right now the the most immediate thing I can do is buy Stickers in bulk, and from there move on to t-shirts, and eventually signs. I also want to do everything good quality, not just cheap stuff.

What would be smart would be a chipin for bumper stickers and posters, that way we can order them in bulk.

 

[Shane Harris]

If the campaign has a well a designed brand, that doesn't mean the grassroots goes away. Lookup Ron Paul on cafe press or zazzle.. the grassroots isnt going anywhere, but the campaign should develop a professional, unified concept that represents itself alongside any and all the other artwork the grassroots decides to use too.

Look at the 'dont tread on me' flag. That is a brand. Not all branding is bad.. its how well the design is executed and how well is conveys a message.

i agree with romulus 100 percent

and yeah i agree we need this either way. and i agree we should strive for high quality also.

 

[Lbcpunk]

I wonder if Ron has seen these yet just by them being on the internet?

 

[sailingaway]

I changed the store so you can mix-and-match. That way you can mix the red and blue eagle with different fabric colors.

I think a mostly white Bumper sticker would go really good with a Red car. Basically: white + grey only. What do you think of this?

That's not in the store.....

 

[justinpagewood]

So, I set up a chip-in account at http://ronpauldesigns.blogspot.com/p/shop.html

I did cost estimates, with shipping costs included, and it will be about $5 for 5 Bumper Stickers, and $5 for 10 Handcard Stickers (These are for putting up anywhere - street signs, walls, windows, on a binder, or wherever).

The most popular colors I got were the Blue Bumper Sticker. And the Red, White, Blue, + Black Handcard Stickers. Of course, this is subject to change.

Any feedback is appreciated!

 

[Romulus]

From a visual standpoint and as an artist, the eagle should be tilted up a notch. Currently, it looks like the eagle is flying downwards.

edit: Flying up edit

Hey Justin, this is great advice.

 

[justinpagewood]

That's not in the store.....

I'll put this up now.

Not to everyone: Should I remove the www.ronpaul2012.com?

First: there's nothing there right now

Second: It's kind of telling people to go there as if it's the central hub, rather than say "go to Google and YouTube and learn more about Ron Paul"

Any thoughts?